Pop: Sleater-Kinney: Live in Paris

Sleater-Kinney were a staple of the riot grrrl movement of the mid-1990s

★★★★☆Last weekend the revitalised Sleater-Kinney launched a new era of politically inspired rock and pop. At the 9:30 Club in Washington DC, the female three-piece marked the end of the Women’s March by playing a blistering version of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Fortunate Son. It was the ideal statement: a rollicking 1960s classic about a rich kid using his connections to avoid being drafted into the Vietnam War, the significance of which would have been clear to the audience. There was no preaching or griping — just a mammoth tune used to speak truth to power and give everyone a good time in the process.

Live in Paris is a celebration of Sleater-Kinney’s return, and they have never sounded more alive. The band go back to…

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